Chain-mail isn't much defence against an arrow. It certainly isn't when the arrow is being aimed between your eyes.

I thought jet planes were just trucks with more wings and less wheels.

The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.

Mort was hurt by this. It was one thing not to want to marry someone, but quite another to be told they didn't want to marry you.

"God does not play games with His loyal servants," said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice. "Whooo-eee," said Crowley. "Where have you been?"

I found while driving in Wyoming that wearing a stetson and driving a beat-up pickup meant you could go as fast as you like, while the police picked up Californian winnebagos that went one mph over 55. After all, they wanted to bring money into the state, not merely circulate it.

Progress just means bad things happen faster.